Lotus nuttallianus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lotus nuttallianus Greene

(not an active name)

Nuttall's lotus, Wire bird's foot trefoil

2010 Vince Scheidt

2006 Vince Scheidt

2014 Keir Morse

Lotus nuttallianus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

also called Acmispon prostratus


	Plant Range Observation Search ~278 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Lotus
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: dunes, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Hosackia prostrata
JEF + CNPS	Acmispon prostratus

Information about Lotus nuttallianus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (LONU4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).